锲而不舍 in English qie4 er2 bu4 she3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiomatic expression); to chisel away at sth
  • to persevere
  • unflagging efforts

Simplified Characters

锲 而 不 舍

Traditional Characters

鍥 而 不 捨

Pinyin

qie4 er2 bu4 she3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

锲qie4to cut 而er2and 不bu4(negative prefix) 舍she3to give up